air strike
noun
: an attack in which military airplanes drop bombs
The strategy calls for air strikes on key targets.
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Contrary to all efforts to end the war, Russia undertook a massive combined air strike on Ukraine overnight.
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Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2025
Al-Areer was killed by an Israeli air strike in 2023.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
In addition, the section will feature the U.S. premiere of Sepideh Farsi’s Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk, the Palestinian subject of which was killed in an Israeli air strike earlier this year.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2025
Cars blow up, there is an air strike that sends missiles at cars whose packages get damaged, and plenty of guns are being shot.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025
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Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2025
Al-Areer was killed by an Israeli air strike in 2023.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
In addition, the section will feature the U.S. premiere of Sepideh Farsi’s Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk, the Palestinian subject of which was killed in an Israeli air strike earlier this year.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2025
Cars blow up, there is an air strike that sends missiles at cars whose packages get damaged, and plenty of guns are being shot.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for air strike
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“Air strike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20strike. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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